BROOKINGS, South Dakota, March 3 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * Aeronautics chapter chartered at State By Dave Graves South Dakota State University is now home to the state's first chapter of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. "It is the society for aerospace engineering," said Jeffrey Doom, an associate professor in mechanical engineering and a professional member of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics for 15 years.  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 2 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson joins two multistate coalitions to preserve access to critical crime-fighting tool * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined two multi-state coalitions in fighting to preserve access to automatic license-plate readers - a critical law enforcement tool that has helped solve murders, kidnappings, and armed robberies. "Law enforcemen  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 2 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway, Nebraska, Iowa File Brief To Support Uniform Labeling Requirements For Herbicides Used In Farming * JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -Today, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway led a 15-state coalition that filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court to support uniform labeling requirements for herbicides used in farming. This action supp  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * CCIA Raises Free Speech and Privacy Concerns With South Dakota App Store Age Verification Bill * Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association will testify today before the South Dakota Senate State Affairs Committee in opposition to HB 1275, warning that the proposal could undermine free expression, weaken user privacy, and cr  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * DAF increases B-21 Raider production capacity to deliver combat capability faster AURORA, Colorado - The Department of the Air Force and Northrop Grumman Corp. have reached an agreement to expand production capacity for the B-21 Raider, accelerating delivery of the Air Force's next-generation stealth bomber fleet. The agreement applies $4.5 billion in fundin  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 2 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden Signs Four Bills into Law * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden signed the following four bills into law: * SB 73 revises provisions relating to state financial practices; * SB 116 makes an appropriation for the design and construction of an indoor athletics facility at Dakota State University and declares an emergency; * HB 1018 amends the reversion date   more

WASHINGTON, March 2 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Trump's Gutting of Greater Sage Grouse Protections in Nine Western States * GREAT FALLS, Mont.-Conservation groups sued the Bureau of Land Management today to challenge its final plans governing greater sage grouse management across 71 million acres of federal public lands in nine Western states. Today's lawsuit covers the dwindling species' habitat in   more

WASHINGTON, March 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Trump's Gutting of Greater Sage Grouse Protections in Nine Western States * GREAT FALLS, MONTANA -The Sierra Club has joined multiple conservation groups in suing the Bureau of Land Management to challenge its final plans governing greater sage grouse management across 71 million acres of federal public lands in nine Western states. The lawsuit covers the dwindling speci  more

HAILEY, Idaho, March 3 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Trump's Gutting of Greater Sage Grouse Protections in Nine Western States GREAT FALLS, Mont.-- Conservation groups sued the Bureau of Land Management today to challenge its final plans governing greater sage grouse management across 71 million acres of federal public lands in nine Western states. Today's lawsuit covers the dwindling species' habitat in Montana  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 3 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Trump's Gutting of Greater Sage Grouse Protections in Nine Western States This is the second time Trump has tried to undermine critical protections for greater sage grouse * GREAT FALLS, Mont.-- Conservation groups sued the Bureau of Land Management today to challenge its final plans governing greater sage grouse management across 71 million acres of federal publ  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 2 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Nebraska to play Iowa State in spring VB match at Pentagon * SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Nebraska Cornhuskers volleyball team will make its Sanford Pentagon debut in April with a spring match against Iowa State. First serve is set for 1 p.m. on April 11. Big Ten Network will televise the match. Tickets will go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.c  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 2 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri File Brief in Support of Effort to Stop California from Imposing Labeling Requirements on Critical Farming Inputs * LINCOLN -Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers today led a 15-State coalition that filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court to support uniform labeling requirements for critical farming inputs, ensuring farmers have access t  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 3 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * State House Committee Approves Six Attorney General Bills Six bills proposed by South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley that include protecting children from online predators and strengthen penalties for bringing illegal substances into the state's prisons were approved Monday by the State House Judiciary Committee. "We need stronger laws that protect Sou  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 3 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * State House State Affairs Committee Approves Attorney General Jackley's Election Integrity Bill South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley's Election Integrity bill was unanimously approved Monday by the State House Affairs Committee. "Foreign interests must never be allowed to influence South Dakota's elections," said Attorney General Jackley. "This legisla  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, March 3 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * Future Innovator spotlight / Eremas finds research can teach one many things By Dave Graves Possessing a willingness to step out of her comfort zone has given international student Tennille Eremas a taste of research and an opportunity to experience a new way of learning. Eremas is one of eight members of the fourth class of Future Innovators of America, which is chosen by the Jerome J. Lohr C  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, March 3 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * Future Scholar profile / Paul riding new wave of hydraulics research By Dave Graves Linet Paul came to South Dakota State University with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, five years of experience as a hydraulic engineer in her native Kenya and a desire to grow. She was looking for a U.S. graduate program where she could earn her master's degree and gain valuable lab experience that sh  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 2 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Futures Championship moves to SF public golf courses * SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Sanford Sports Futures Championship, which brings together some of the best high school and college golfers in the country, is moving to Sioux Falls public golf courses for the 2026 championship August 4-5. This year's invitation-only event will also add a new 7 th /8 th grade division for   more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 2 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford to address solutions to strengthen rural workforce * March 2, 2026 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -Sanford Health is joining national health care leaders this week in Texas for one of the country's premier health care leadership events to focus on real-world strategies to address today's most pressing challenges. ACHE 2026 Congress on Healthcare Leadership takes place today t  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10:15 a.m. on March 5, 2026, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: Agenda Nominees * Robert Cekada, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives * Andrew B. Davis, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas * John Thomas Shepherd, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas * Anna St. John, to be Unit  more